The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-10-05
REvsD. N. WILSON.

The following is the address Of
Rev. John Silsby, delivered at the
funeral of Rev. D. M. Wilson, at
Grandview, Rhea county, on Mon
day the Goth ult.
AS the deceased had many friends
In this county, we give it below.
Mr.. Wilson was born March the
9Th, 1919, at Charlestown, N. H. In
his 10th year the family removed
to near Cincinnati, Ohio, where his
father purchased farm, and where
the family continued to reside till
the marriage ofseveral 1.-THE senior
members, among whom, besides the
subject of this notice, are his elder
brother, Theophilus, now a ruling
Elder in the Avondale Presbyterian
Church, and his sister, Mrs. NJ. j.
Pyle, President of the Women's
Presbyterlal Home Missionary So
ciety, of Cincinnati.
During his Goth year Mr.. Wilson
was a member of Woodward Col
lege, Cincinnati, while Drs. Aydelott
and Ray were members of the fac
ulty; and from I840 to 1914 he pur-
sued his classical studies at Pleas
ant Hill Academy, before that in
stitution became chartered as a
college. He was graduated at Lane
Theological Seminary in June, lS47,
and was ordained the fall of that
year at College Hill, Ohio, married
the same day to Miss Emeline B.
Tomlinson by Rev. Andrew Benton.
Soon after they set sail for Syria as
missionaries, under appointment of
the American Board.
Mr.. Wilson labored as devoted
missionary in that country till the
spring of 1861, when the failing
health of his wife compelled him to
return to America. Upon his ar
rival in this country he took charge
of the Congregational Church at
New London, Butler county, Ohio
laboring there both as teacher and
preacher till the winter of 1864,
when he became connected with
the Freedmen's Aid Society, with
headquarters at Nashville. In 1864
! he removed to Rodnor, Delaware
county, Ohio, to labor as stated sup
ply of the Presbyterian Church at
that place, and remained there till
1867, when he removed to Athens,
Tenn, to take charge of the Presby-
terrain Church. In the Spring of
1884 he removed to Spring City,
Tenn, to open work at various
points along the G. s. R. R. In
September of that year he took
charge also Of The Piney Falls Pres
byterian Church at Grand View,
Tenn, on the cumberland plateau.
The Church was then without a
house Of worship, having held its
services since its organization in
1875 In a temporary building.
Through Mr.. Wilson's efficient lead.
ership, aided by our Board Of Church
Erection, the Church now has very
neat and comfortable sanctuary,
supplied with organ and other ap-
pointments for help in the services.
In the new cemetery just provid-
ed by this Church, beautifully To-
Gated on an eminence, lot has been
assigned, in accordance with his ex-
pressed preference, as his resting
place, "Let me Sleep" said he, "in
the new Presbyterian Cemetery at
Grand View till the resurrection
MORN"
The writer of the article in the
Presbyterian Encyclopedias says,
truthfully, Of Mr.. Wilson, "He is
man of extensive reading and va
ried information, and possesses
retentive and ready memory" No
one can listen to his conversation
without being surprised at his wide
range of knowledge in history, the
ology and Biblical and general in.
telligence, and his wise discrimina-
ton in the use of the facts at his
command.
The writer of this notice has
known Mr.. Wilson intimately since
the spring of 1871, when we were
both students at Cary's Academy
Always genial and pleasant in hi
social life, and enlivening CONVEX.
sation with apt quotations and spir
tied anecdote, he was indefatigablt
in his efforts for the spirited welfare
of his fellow-students. He was the
main stay of the students prayer
meeting at the Academy, and o
the weekly PRAYER meeting at father
McCayy's, and to his faithfulnes